By Elisabeth Soep - Senior Producer and Research Director of Youth Radio.
At Youth Radio, an afterschool program and youth-driven production company in Oakland, California, if a student takes out a cell phone during class, she’ll get in trouble. Inappropriate cell phone use even serves as a major plot-point in a mock fight peer educators will sometimes stage in class to teach students how to write a good story lede. A teacher whips out her cell phone in the middle of a lecture and starts chatting with a friend.
Congratulations to Youth Radio/Youth Media International for winning this year’s Peabody Award. They were given the award for Trafficked, their two-part investigative series that explores the sex trade of minors in Oakland largely through first-hand accounts of the victims.
Congratulations to Youth Radio/Youth Media International for winning this year’s Peabody Award. They were given the award for Trafficked,
their two-part investigative series that explores the sex trade of
minors in Oakland largely through first-hand accounts of the victims.
OAKLAND — Youth Radio received an award over the weekend for investigative journalism at the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. conference in Las Vegas. The award was for a series aired on NPR's "All Things Considered" titled, "In the Kennel: Uncovering a Navy Unit's Culture of Abuse."
This month marks the 5th anniversary of YouTube. YouTube content
created by ZeroDivide grantee partners have achieved more than two
million upload views, demonstrating that technology and opportunity can give
voice to underserved communities.
Congratulations to ZeroDivide grantee and Community Investment Partner, Youth Radio, for being recognized in a SF Chronicle article for the positive impact they've had in serving over 10,000 urban youth with their after school programs.
ZeroDivide wishes to share interviews with Staff and our Community Investment Partners on our Community Investment Model. In sharing our experiences with you, we hope you gain a better understanding of what's involved in creating community enterprises.
Ready, Set, Start - conducted by Blueprint Research and Design Inc., the paper provides an
up-close look at what it takes to change how you do business and
illustrates some of the larger trends currently shaping philanthropy.
